Industrial Automation Magazine India

Pneumatic Control Valve Island compatible with Siemens ET 200SP

Published on : Tuesday 30-11--0001

Pneumatic automation of processes, especially in hygienic applications, has led to a number of benefits in terms of productivity, safety and cleanliness. Now these benefits have been advanced further with the launch of Bürkert’s Type 8647 AirLINE SP valve island, which has been developed to work seamlessly with Siemens operating systems and ET200SP hardware, and boasts market-leading diagnostics and safety features.

The latest product from the Bürkert pneumatic control portfolio sets new benchmarks for speed of installation and ease of use. Central to the list of improvements is the collaboration with Siemens which allows complete integration within the Siemens Step 7 and TIA Portal software. This ensures the Bürkert modules are available in the project planning software and will make design, installation and testing for new systems much more convenient.

The Type 8647 AirLINE SP can use ring networking topology for a media redundancy protocol (MRP) that ensures continued operation in the event of a communication node failure. This improves system availability as well as the reliability of the customer’s process. This latest addition to the Bürkert line-up has been designed for complete integration with the Siemens I/O system SIMATIC ET 200SP as well as offering a number of new features.

One of the most obvious new features is an integrated LCD screen that displays pilot valve status, switching status of the process valve, current pressure values, a switching cycle counter as well as a diagnostic report. This simplifies commissioning and operational maintenance fault diagnosis by providing fast status information for remote components and connections.

The integrated electronic pressure module provides continuous measurement of the supply pressure and shows the current status via an LCD screen. There are four threshold values that can be configured to suit the application and ensure that any anomalies in the supply pressure are highlighted immediately.

Burkert Contromatic Pvt Ltd, Chennai. Tel: 044-64625800. Email: [email protected]